Author Topic: The Twenty Greatest Game Show Announcers (Read 32185 times)

HairMetalLives · « **Reply #60 on:** January 24, 2007, 07:35:58 PM »

Something is wrong, Chris.
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Someone voted "the Fun House announcers" as the greatest ever ~~when they COULDN'T EVEN REMEMBER THEIR NAMES~~?
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There. That's better.

clemon79 · « **Reply #61 on:** January 24, 2007, 07:40:10 PM »

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There. That's better.
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I was giving the voter the benefit of the doubt and the right to their own opinion. But, really, find out WHO THE HELL THEY ARE first, ya know?

HairMetalLives · « **Reply #62 on:** January 24, 2007, 08:13:53 PM »

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[quote name=\'HairMetalLives\' post=\'144389\' date=\'Jan 24 2007, 04:35 PM\']
There. That's better.
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I was giving the voter the benefit of the doubt and the right to their own opinion. But, really, find out WHO THE HELL THEY ARE first, ya know?
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You're right that everyone has a right to their opinion, I guess I should have given more befefid of the doubt, so for that I do appologise. But they still gave one vote to a "they."

PYLW · « **Reply #63 on:** January 25, 2007, 10:45:50 AM »

25. TIE: Rich Fields (TPiR) and Harry Stevens (Finders Keepers)- 8
Yes, The current announcer of The Price is Right is tied with the guy who announced on Toffler's Finders Keepers...

24. Shadoe Stevens (The Hollywood Squares)- 9

23. TIE: Dan Daniel (The Big Showdown) and Bill Armstrong (Celebrity Sweepstakes, Liar's Club)-11

22. TIE: Dick Tufeld (Celebrity Sweepstakes) and Bern Bennett (Beat The Clock, To Tell The Truth)- 12

21. George Fenneman (You Bet Your Life)- 13
To me, one of the bigger surprises.

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #64 on:** January 25, 2007, 11:32:47 AM »

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21. George Fenneman (You Bet Your Life)- 13
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I assume you mean you're surprised he didn't rank higher. Have to be honest, he didn't even occur to me when I thought of "announcers". Of course that's what he was, but my brain has him in the "sidekick" role.

Show me some decent names above him, and I'll be even less surprised he didn't crack the top 20.

HYHYBT · « **Reply #65 on:** January 26, 2007, 04:38:18 AM »

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24. Shadoe Stevens (The Hollywood Squares)- 9

Not really relevant to anything, but the instant I saw that line, iTunes' shuffle setting started playing the 1986 HS theme...

BrandonFG · « **Reply #66 on:** January 26, 2007, 01:25:37 PM »

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24. Shadoe Stevens (The Hollywood Squares)- 9

Not really relevant to anything, but the instant I saw that line, iTunes' shuffle setting started playing the 1986 HS theme...
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Irony or coincidence?

/Bet now!

cweaver · « **Reply #67 on:** January 26, 2007, 06:04:24 PM »

By the way, why did you make a Bed, Bath and Beyond run following that moment from The Office? I may be the only one in the forum who doesn't get that.

clemon79 · « **Reply #68 on:** January 26, 2007, 06:44:45 PM »

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By the way, why did you make a Bed, Bath and Beyond run following that moment from The Office? I may be the only one in the forum who doesn't get that.
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Because he saw a game show reference on a mainstream TV show, and therefore needed TWO TOWELS...

BrandonFG · « **Reply #69 on:** January 26, 2007, 07:42:49 PM »

[quote name=\'cweaver\' post=\'144651\' date=\'Jan 26 2007, 06:04 PM\']
By the way, why did you make a Bed, Bath and Beyond run following that moment from The Office? I may be the only one in the forum who doesn't get that.
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The BBB thing is a forum inside joke referring to needing towels anytime you see something on the forum that is uhhhh, highly satisfying (use your own imagination). The quote from "The Office" refers to posting every single game show reference, no matter how big or small.

I'm sure you of all folks, know what game the "Circle gets the square" quote is from. ;-)

/Two more reasons "The Office" sends me to BBB:
//Jenna Fischer...mmm
///Rashida Jones...mmmmm

chris319 · « **Reply #70 on:** January 27, 2007, 01:00:52 PM »

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Was that the only announcing job Jack ever had?

Certainly not outside of game shows. Jack Narz performed various announcing duties at the station which is now my employer, channel 13 in Los Angeles. He was the announcer on the Don Fedderson production "Life with Elizabeth" starring a young lass named Betty White.

cweaver · « **Reply #71 on:** January 27, 2007, 01:39:08 PM »

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Was that the only announcing job Jack ever had?

He was the announcer on the Don Fedderson production "Life with Elizabeth" starring a young lass named Betty White.
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I have a discount-rack DVD of that series (inexplicably labelled as the 1977 "Betty White Show") from its national syndication days and Narz is in that too. In fact he introduces each segment on camera. The three episodes on the disc, I believe, are from 1952-53.

Tim L · « **Reply #72 on:** January 27, 2007, 02:52:00 PM »

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Was that the only announcing job Jack ever had?

He was the announcer on the Don Fedderson production "Life with Elizabeth" starring a young lass named Betty White.
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I have a discount-rack DVD of that series (inexplicably labelled as the 1977 "Betty White Show") from its national syndication days and Narz is in that too. In fact he introduces each segment on camera. The three episodes on the disc, I believe, are from 1952-53.
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I have a VHS tape from several years ago of Betty White's "Date with the Angels" from 1957-58..The Christmas episode..Tom Kennedy is the announcer. To tell you how long ago I got this tape..I believe I paid $4.99 for it (One episode) Today similar vintage shows up to 10 or more on a DVD can be had for $1.00. The show is very similar to "Life with Elizabeth" except it's a half hour sitcom (not 3 segments)

davemackey · « **Reply #73 on:** January 27, 2007, 02:56:26 PM »

[quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'144710\' date=\'Jan 27 2007, 01:00 PM\']

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Was that the only announcing job Jack ever had?

Certainly not outside of game shows. Jack Narz performed various announcing duties at the station which is now my employer, channel 13 in Los Angeles. He was the announcer on the Don Fedderson production "Life with Elizabeth" starring a young lass named Betty White.
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And who could forget that Jack Narz was also the off camera voice of "Space Patrol"? He was all over that show.

/Say, how many votes did That Guy Who Announced "Figure It Out" get, anyway?

PYLW · « **Reply #74 on:** January 27, 2007, 06:42:01 PM »

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/Say, how many votes did That Guy Who Announced "Figure It Out" get, anyway?
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The same amount Rich Jeffries and Dee Baker got, which shouldn't be too hard to figure out.